5. 3. Shields and Armor

Your ship is designed with a number of shields and armor to protect it from harm. The first number in the pair of numbers shown next to Shields and Armor is the actual amount you have and the second number is the maximum possible for your type of ship. When hitting mines or under attack by another ship, your ship takes damage. It will lose shields first. When all shields are gone, your ship begins to lose armor. If your ship has combat drones, these will absorb damage as well. When all shields and armor and drones are gone, your ship is destroyed. You are placed in an escape pod and sent to your racial Headquarters. You lose all of the cargo and cash that was onboard your ship, and you lose some amount of experience. You will then have to buy a new ship with what money your have saved in the Bank.

You can repair your damaged ship by buying shields and armor at UNO shops located around the galaxies.